Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] may be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Application for admission may be by the nearest relative or an approved social worker . |
| 2 | In the words of Dunlop ( 1958 : 20 ) , the technological context of ‘ railroads has many distinctive features affecting the relations of managers and workers : the train operating divisions use small crews working together and in movement far from close and immediate supervision ; complex and expensive equipment is utilized with a high ratio of capital to worker ; … the costs of accidents can be consequential ; the hours of operations for equipment may be around the clock , and they do not conform to normal factory schedules … ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ The whole of Stalinvast may be in chaos in the ordinary sense , but Chaos as such has nothing to do with it . |
| 4 | For example , collocations extracted from the domain of Banking may be of little use when processing a medical report , since words like ’ charge ’ behave differently when used to describe a type of payment rather than a type of nurse . |
| 5 | The very limited space between vertical fuel surfaces , little over one metre , severely limits the trajectory of the fire fighting jets and the majority of stock may be at a height beyond their effective throw . |
| 6 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 7 | While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking . |
| 8 | It does not matter whether the party accepting the consideration has any apparent benefit thereby or not : it is enough that he accepts it , and that the party giving it does thereby undertake some burden , or lose something which in contemplation of law may be of value . |
| 9 | A further problem is that the promotion , pay and career development of officials may be outside the control of immediate superiors and hence it may be difficult for the departmental head to have much impact upon the work , the responsibilities , the morale and the development of individuals within the organisation . |
| 10 | The successes of molecular biology are sufficiently striking to show that whatever the true relation of biology may be to physics , it is certainly a subtle one that can not be encapsulated in a single word . |
| 11 | MOUTHFULS of metal may be on the way out . |
| 12 | The bill of quantities may be of limited use because many items of the work will be presented in a summarised form . |
| 13 | Apart from the people speaking for you and for the Council , and the Appeal Committee members themselves , only a limited number of people may be at a hearing . |
| 14 | Hundreds of thousands of people may be at risk , and doctors say they need proper treatment . |
| 15 | Planning can prevent some poor features of development , but without controlling all the consequences , while other positive aspects of developments may be beyond their influence . |
| 16 | Its model of operation may be of interest to readers participating in the management of partnership activities in general . |
| 17 | A previous knowledge of computing may be of some advantage initially but is not a prerequisite for entry to the course . |
| 18 | A number of patents may be on shaky ground as far as novelty is concerned if sufficient time and effort were expended on trying to trace anticipatory materials . |
| 19 | The sores that it produces are usually found on the external surface of the penis in the male , but rarely the site of infection may be inside the urethra , and in these cases recurrent ‘ non-specific urethritis ’ may occur , which is particularly resistant to treatment . |
| 20 | Indeed no one yet knows what a ‘ natural ’ or ‘ equilibrium ’ level of fertility may be in such societies . |
| 21 | ( c ) Position conflicts : the position you take in one piece of litigation may be at odds with the position you want to take in a subsequent action ( for example , in advancing the cause of a plaintiff you may adopt a position that puts you in difficulty with some defence clients who are less than impressed with the vigour with which you espouse the plaintiff 's cause ) . |
| 22 | But the reader should not forget that , even in those societies where kinship language is all-pervading , the bonds of kinship may be of several different kinds . |
| 23 | However , a cognitive therapy approach to helping the patient understand and reappraise her feelings of worthlessness may be worth trying ( Beck et al. 1979 ) . |
| 24 | Consequently , even although a high proportion of particular categories of material may be in poor condition in the stacks , if not many of them are issued to readers , they may be in less danger than other items which are more frequently issued . |
| 25 | Although this argument was also rejected the somewhat superficial reasoning employed by the court raises the question whether a further appeal to the Court of Appeal may be worth considering . |
| 26 | More recent theories , which we shall examine later , suggest that the idea of individuals being led is too passive and that the capacity for leadership may be in all of us . |
| 27 | Some of the sites under consideration may be of the same date and status , but they may be occupied for part of the year , or for a few years only . |
| 28 | The other thing to remember is that women who have sex with women may be at risk of HIV infection if they share needles or syringes to inject drugs , or use semen that has not been tested for HIV if they want to get pregnant through self-insemination . |
| 29 | The point of issue is that estuary and coastal zone management is a reality and what seems to be happening is all sorts of different plans are popping up on various estuaries and Geoff knows them well now because he 's been involved with the one on the Stour and Orwell and what is happening is that these are starting at local level so the first contact with sailors may be from a local authority or someone at local level . |
| 30 | And about eighty jobs in Swindon may be at risk . |